Tom Milton became the first player on the 1983 PBA Tour to record three titles after notching the $100,000 Denver Open against Steve Cook, 248-177. Milton easily earned the $13,000 first prize on the strength of nine strikes in the championship final. Earlier in the year he had captured the Showboat Invitational at Las Vegas and the Greater Hartford (Conn.) Open on the Winter Tour. In the opening match Earl Anthony sneaked past Houston Open winner Bob Handley, 166-159. Anthony got his game back on track against third-seeded Dave Husted and advanced with a 210-149 win. Cook then maintained his championship round dominance against Anthony with a 225-176 triumph to set up the title confrontation. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 248 (1 game) | $13,000 | | 2 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 402 (2 games) | 7,500 | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | 552 (3 games) | 5,500 | | 4 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 149 (1 game) | 4,500 | | 5 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. | 159 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Anthony defeated Handley, 166-159: Anthony defeated Husted, 210-149: Cook defeated Anthony. 225-176: and in the championship game. Milton defeated Cook. 248-177.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | | 9668 | | 230.1 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 10178 | | | | #2 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | | 9733 | | 231.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10153 | | | | 3 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9565 | | 227.7 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 10015 | | | | 4 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | | 9413 | | 224.1 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9818 | | | | 5 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. | | 9395 | | 223.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9815 | | | | #**6 | | Jay Robinson, Yorba Linda, Calif. | | 9319 | | 221.8 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9799 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa. | | 9203 | | 219.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9653 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | | 9260 | | 220.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9650 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9148 | | 217.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9568 | | 2,400 | | 10 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | | 9196 | | 218.9 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9511 | | 2,600 | | 11 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 9042 | | 215.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9492 | | 2,200 | | #12 | | Bill Spigner, Chicago | | 9094 | | 216.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9484 | | 2,100 | | #13 | | Wayne Webb, Carmel, Ind. | | 9155 | | 217.9 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9425 | | 2,000 | | 14 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Pomona, Calif. | | 9088 | | 216.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9388 | | 1,900 | | 15 | | Matt Surina, Bremerton, Wash. | | 9063 | | 215.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9363 | | 1,800 | | 16 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | | 9000 | | 214.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9360 | | 1,700 | | 17 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 9007 | | 214.4 | | 11-12-1 | | 330 | | 9352 | | 1,600 | | 18 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | | 9062 | | 215.7 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9347 | | 1,500 | | 19 | | Steve Lewis, Columbus, Ind. | | 8977 | | 213.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9337 | | 1,400 | | 20 | | Dennis Pate, Temple, Texas | | 9002 | | 214.3 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9287 | | 1,350 | | 21 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | | 8921 | | 212.4 | | 11-12-1 | | 330 | | 9266 | | 1,300 | | 22 | | Gus Yannaras, Milwaukee, Wis. | | 8922 | | 212.4 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9192 | | 1,250 | | 23 | | Greg Baranyk, Bismarck, Mo. | | 8774 | | 208.9 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9014 | | 1,200 | | 24 | | Jimmy Certain, Milwaukee, Wis. | | 8505 | | 202.5 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8685 | | 1,150 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Jeff Morin, N. Ridgeville, Ohio | $1,040 | | *26 | | Arnie Goldman, Chicago | 1,078 | | | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 1,003 | | 28 | | Ron Palombi Jr., Erie. Pa. | 980 | | 29 | | Mike Morris. Fargo, N.D. | 970 | | 30 | | Mike Miller, Albuquerque, N.M. | 960 | | 31 | | Don Genalo, N. Merrick, N.Y. | 950 | | 32 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | 935 | | | | Dale Eagle, Santa Maria, Calif. | 935 | | 34 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | 920 | | 35 | | Chuck Thompson, Colorado Springs, Colo. | 910 | | 36 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 900 | | 37 | | Jeff Vogel, Grand Junction, Colo. | 890 | | 38 | | Rick Sajek, Highland, Ind. | 880 | | 39 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 870 | | 40 | | Nick Tjotjos, Westlake, Ohio | 860 | | 41 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 850 | | 42 | | Dennis Jacques, Middletown, N.J. | 840 | | 43 | | Tommy Nevitt, Jacksonville, Fla. | 830 | | 44 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | 820 | | 45 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 810 | | 46 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | 800 | | 47 | | Gary Daroszewski, Milwaukee, Wis. | 790 | | 48 | | Dave Roy, Englewood, Colo. | 780 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader -Tom Milton, 4,231. 24th place - Steve Lewis, 3,865. # - Doug Laird, Jeff Mackey, Bruce Carter, Rick Vittone, Jay Robinson, Wayne Webb, Bill Spigner and Steve Cook rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each) - Bill Spigner, Mike Aulby, Charlie Tapp, Tom Milton, Jay Robinson, Ken Fernandez.
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